As per the existing guidelines, banks charge interest rate not exceeding BPLR minus 2.5 percentage points on rupee pre-shipment credit up to 270 days and post-shipment credit up to 180 days. Banks will now charge interest rate not exceeding BPLR minus 4.5 percentage points on pre-shipment credit up to 270 days and post-shipment credit up to 180 days on the outstanding amount for the period April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011 to the above mentioned sectors. However, the total subvention will be subject to the condition that the interest rate, after subvention will not fall below 7 per cent which is the rate applicable to the agriculture sector under priority sector lending. The banks may ensure that the benefit of the 2 per cent interest subvention is passed on completely to the eligible exporters.
Notification No. 28/2010-Income Tax It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Institute of Bioinformatics, Bangalores has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (said Act), read with rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (said Rules) from Assessment year 2009-2010 onwards in the category of ‘other
Notification No. 27/2010-Income Tax It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (said Act), read with rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (said Rules) from Assessment year 2009-2010 onwards
In the said notification, against serial No. (2), for the entry “Shri Uttam Prakash Agarwal, President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India”, the entry “Shri Amarj it Chopra, President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India” shall be substituted.
Notification No. 26/2010-Income Tax It is hereby notified for general information that the organization M.P Birla Instiute of Fundamental Research, Kolkata has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (said Act), read with rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (said Rules) from Assessment year 2009-2010 onwards in the category of ‘other Institution’ partly engaged in research activities subject to the following conditions, namely :-
Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No. 20/03.05.33/2007-08 dated August 22,2007 on lending to priority sector, in terms of which finance granted by banks to micro and small enterprises as defined under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act,2006,is eligible for classification under priority sector.
The Securitisation Company or Reconstruction Company shall take the measures specified in sections 9(a) of the Act, in accordance with instructions contained in Circular DNBS/PD (SC/RC) No. 17/26.03.001/2009-10, dated April 21, 2010 as amended from time to time.
The following draft rules further to amend the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950 were published as required under sub-section(1) of section 95 of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948) in the notification of the Government of Indian in the Ministry of Labour & Employment vide No. G.S.R.164 (E), dated the 26th February, 2010, in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated 27th February, 2010
Notification No. 25/2010-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by Explanation 2 to section 90 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies “Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China” as ‘specified territory’ for the purposes of the said section.
Whereas, in the matter of imports of Phenol (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub heading 2907 11 10 or 2707 99 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from, Thailand and Japan